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+<td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>Toplevel Widgets</h1>
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+<p>
+This example demonstrates the use of TQt's widget flags to provide
+toplevel widgets with customized window decorations.
+<p> It provides a graphical user interface for selecting different
+options for widget decoration and behavior, and passes the
+appropriate widget flags to the <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> constructor.
+<a href="qwidget.html#reparent">TQWidget::reparent</a>() is used to change the widget flags at runtime.
+<p> <b>Warning:</b> Note that the interpretation and functionality of the
+widget flags depends on the window manager used when running the
+application. Many window managers do not support every possible flag
+combination.
+<p> The user interface providing the different options was created using
+<a href="designer-manual.html">TQt Designer</a>. The different
+options are explained in the user interface through the use of
+tooltips and What's This help. Load the <tt>options.ui</tt> file into
+<a href="designer-manual.html">TQt Designer</a> for more details.
+<p>
+
+<pre> #include &lt;<a href="qapplication-h.html">qapplication.h</a>&gt;
+ #include "options.h"
+
+ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
+ {
+ <a href="qapplication.html">TQApplication</a> a( argc, argv );
+ OptionsDialog dlg;
+ return dlg.exec();
+ }
+</pre>
+<p> The main function creates and displays the dialog for the user
+interface. Note that this dialog is modal.
+<p> The code relevant for this example is in the <tt>options.ui.h</tt>
+file.
+<p>
+
+<pre> void OptionsDialog::apply()
+ {
+ <a href="qstringlist.html">TQStringList</a> flagList;
+ bool wstyle = false;
+ WFlags f = WDestructiveClose | WType_TopLevel | WStyle_Customize;
+</pre>
+<p> The <tt>apply()</tt> slot declares the <a href="qt.html#WidgetFlags">widget flag</a> variable <tt>f</tt>
+and initializes it with the values
+<ul>
+<li> <tt>WDestructiveClose</tt> - the widget will be automatically
+destroyed when it is closed,
+<li> <tt>WType_TopLevel</tt> - the widget will be top level even if it
+has a parent widget, and
+<li> <tt>WStyle_Customize</tt> - the flags override the default values
+</ul>
+Other flags are used depending on the options selected in the user
+interface.
+<p> <pre> if ( bgBorder-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ if ( rbBorderNormal-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_NormalBorder;
+ flagList += "WStyle_NormalBorder";
+ wstyle = true;
+ }
+ else if ( rbBorderDialog-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_DialogBorder;
+ flagList += "WStyle_DialogBorder";
+ wstyle = true;
+ }
+</pre>The window gets a normal or dialog border depending on the selected
+option.
+<p> <pre> if ( bgTitle-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_Title;
+ flagList += "WStyle_Title";
+ wstyle = true;
+ if ( cbTitleSystem-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_SysMenu;
+ flagList += "WStyle_SysMenu";
+ }
+ if ( cbTitleMinimize-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_Minimize;
+ flagList += "WStyle_Minimize";
+ }
+ if ( cbTitleMaximize-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_Maximize;
+ flagList += "WStyle_Maximize";
+ }
+ if ( cbTitleContext-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_ContextHelp;
+ flagList += "WStyle_ContextHelp";
+ }
+ }
+</pre>A titlebar with controls is provided if the appropriate options
+have been checked.
+<p> <pre> } else {
+ f |= WStyle_NoBorder;
+ flagList += "WStyle_NoBorder";
+ wstyle = true;
+ }
+</pre>If the window should not have a border it cannot have a titlebar.
+Widgets that provide their own (e.g. themed) window decoration
+should use this flag.
+<p> <pre> <a href="qwidget.html">TQWidget</a> *parent = this;
+ if ( cbBehaviorTaskbar-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ parent = 0;
+ f |= WGroupLeader;
+ flagList += "WGroupLeader";
+ }
+</pre>If a toplevel widget has a parent it will not have a taskbar
+entry, and on most window managers it will always stay on
+top of the parent widget. This is the standard behavior for
+dialog boxes, especially if they are modeless, and for other
+secondary toplevel widgets.
+<p> To provide a taskbar entry the widget must have no parent,
+in which case we need to use the <tt>WGroupLeader</tt> flag to
+prevent blocking through the modal main dialog. Applications
+that can have multiple toplevel windows open simultaneously
+should use this combination.
+<p> <pre> if ( cbBehaviorStays-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_StaysOnTop /*| WX11BypassWM*/;
+ flagList += "WStyle_StaysOnTop";
+ wstyle = true;
+ }
+</pre>A toplevel widget can stay on top of the whole desktop if the
+window manager supports this functionality.
+<a href="#footnote1"><sup>(1)</sup></a><a name="footnote-call1"></a>
+<p> Widgets that display important or realtime information (i.e. IRC
+clients) might benefit from using that flag.
+<p> <pre> if ( cbBehaviorPopup-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WType_Popup;
+ flagList += "WType_Popup";
+ }
+</pre>A popup widget is a short lived modal widget that closes
+automatically. Popup menus are a typical example for such widgets.
+<p> <pre> if ( cbBehaviorModal-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WShowModal;
+ flagList += "WShowModal";
+ }
+</pre>A modal widget blocks input to other toplevel widgets, unless
+those are in a different modal group (see <tt>WGroupLeader</tt>).
+Dialogs are often modal, and the <a href="qdialog.html">TQDialog</a> class provides an easy API
+to create and display them without the need to explicitly use this
+flag.
+<p> <pre> if ( cbBehaviorTool-&gt;isChecked() ) {
+ f |= WStyle_Tool;
+ flagList += "WStyle_Tool";
+ wstyle = true;
+ }
+
+ if (wstyle)
+ <a name="x2534"></a> flagList.<a href="qvaluelist.html#push_front">push_front</a>("WStyle_Customize");
+</pre>A tool window will never have a task bar entry (even if it
+has no parent widget), and often has a smaller window
+decoration. Tool windows are frequently used instead of
+modeless dialogs.
+<p> <pre> if ( !widget ) {
+ widget = new <a href="qvbox.html">TQVBox</a>( parent, 0, f );
+ <a name="x2530"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qframe.html#setMargin">setMargin</a>( 20 );
+ <a name="x2533"></a> <a href="qlabel.html">TQLabel</a> *label = new <a href="qlabel.html">TQLabel</a>(flagList.<a href="qstringlist.html#join">join</a>("&amp;nbsp;| "), widget);
+ <a name="x2532"></a> label-&gt;<a href="qlabel.html#setTextFormat">setTextFormat</a>(RichText);
+ <a name="x2531"></a> label-&gt;<a href="qlabel.html#setAlignment">setAlignment</a>(WordBreak);
+ <a href="qpushbutton.html">TQPushButton</a> *okButton = new <a href="qpushbutton.html">TQPushButton</a>( "Close", widget );
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+ <a name="x2537"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#move">move</a>( pos() );
+</pre>The widget is created if it has not been created yet, or if it was
+closed (since we use the <tt>WDestructiveClose</tt> flag). Note that the
+window is not visible yet.
+<a href="#footnote2"><sup>(2)</sup></a><a name="footnote-call2"></a>
+<p> <pre> } else {
+ <a name="x2538"></a><a name="x2536"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#reparent">reparent</a>( parent, f, widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#geometry">geometry</a>().topLeft(), FALSE);
+ }
+</pre>If the widget has already been created the reparent() function is
+used to modify the widget's flags. The widget's geometry is not
+changed, and the window is not shown again.
+<p> <pre> <a name="x2539"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#setCaption">setCaption</a>( leCaption-&gt;text() );
+ <a name="x2540"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#setIcon">setIcon</a>( leIcon-&gt;text() );
+ <a name="x2541"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#setWindowOpacity">setWindowOpacity</a>(double(slTransparency-&gt;maxValue() - slTransparency-&gt;value()) / 100);
+
+ <a name="x2542"></a> widget-&gt;<a href="qwidget.html#show">show</a>();
+</pre>Finally the higher level properties such as the window's caption and
+icon are set. The window transparency is set according to the slider
+value. Note that this will only have effect on systems that support
+this attribute for toplevel window.
+<p> <pre> }
+</pre>Finally the window is shown with the new attributes.
+<p> To build the example go to the toplevel directory
+(<tt>QTDIR/examples/toplevel</tt>)
+<a href="#footnote3"><sup>(3)</sup></a><a name="footnote-call3"></a>
+and run <tt>qmake</tt> to generate the makefile, then use the make tool to
+build the library.
+
+<hr>
+<ol> <li><a name="footnote1"></a>
+Unfortunately some X11 window managers also retquire the <tt>WX11BypassWM</tt> flag to be set in addition; but some other X11 window
+managers will have problems if this flag is set. <a href="#footnote-call1">Back...</a> <li><a name="footnote2"></a>
+The example uses <a href="qguardedptr.html">TQGuardedPtr</a> to make sure that the
+pointer is reset to zero when the widget object is destroyed
+due to the <tt>WDestructiveClose</tt> flag. <a href="#footnote-call2">Back...</a> <li><a name="footnote3"></a>
+
+We use <tt>QTDIR</tt> to stand for the directory where TQt is installed.
+ <a href="#footnote-call3">Back...</a></ol>
+</hr><p>See also <a href="examples.html">Examples</a>.
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